The men's and women's track & field teams traveled to The College of New Jersey to compete in the Lions Invitational, Saturday April 27, 2019. This would be the final meet to achieve national qualifying standards for the Division III NJCAA Nationals.
The men's team had Aidan Murphey (fr.) Eastern Regional HS, for the 4th consecutive week run a personal best in the men's 100m. Chris Townsend (fr.) Eastern Regional HS, win his 800m heat in a personal best time, and Nick Earnshaw (fr.) Hammonton HS 400m Hurdles, earn a "white card entry" to the NJCAA Div. III Nationals.
Men's team national qualifiers:
Alex Georgiou - Javelin
Marquise Young - 110m Hurdles
- 400m Hurdles
- 4 x100 Relay
Nick Earnshaw - 400m Hurdles
Chris Townsend - 800m
Aidan Murphey - 100m
- 4 x 100m Relay
Eric Wallace - 4 x 100m Relay
Salem Krisita-Mandina - 4 x100m Relay
Personal best performances:
Men's 100m
Aidan Murphey - 11.43**
Salem Krisita - Mandina - 11.63
Eric Wallace - 12.13
Tyrik Basemore - 12.76
Men's 800m
Chris Townsend - 2:04.82
Men's 200m
Salem Krisita-Mandina - 24.41
Eric Wallace - 24.65
Tyrik Basemore 26.51
** NJCAA Division III National Qualifier
The next meet for the Cougars will be the NJCAA Division III National Championships held on May 9th, 10th, & 11th in Utica, New York.